Welcome Home Eddie!
- Former Chicago police Sgt. Eddie Hicks was arrested in Detroit Tuesday morning, nearly 15 years after he fled on the eve of trial on federal drug conspiracy charges.
Hicks, 68, has been the subject of an international manhunt since 2003, according to the FBI. He appeared in federal court in Detroit on Tuesday and was ordered held until he can be brought to Chicago to face the charges.
A 29-year veteran of the police force, Hicks was charged in Chicago in 2001 with running a crew of rogue officers who robbed drug dealers, pocketed the illicit cash and sold the stolen drugs to other pushers. Hicks fled the country on the eve of his trial in 2003. At the time, authorities said he was presumed to have traveled to Brazil.
Better start naming names there Eddie. Who you were kicking up to, who was covering for you and who got word to you to leave town. Either way, you're probably going to prison for the rest of your life.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
71 Comments:
If he had been in prison after the trial he would probably be out by now, thanks to Obama..
For a 23 months Eddie's retirement check was deposited automatically into his account. Until someone figured it out.
Where did he work?
too bad he wasn't picked up in cook county. dart would have sent him home on EM.
escape preckwinkleville and escpae madiganistan...quickly
Mr "S"---CC, You are a star in this business, why you never went big is really confusing. You could of been making 20 Mil a year with your journalism..... Sorry for the stroking on "S".
Eddie could make many a retired high ass boss of color shit their pants. To all you Noble crooks of old. No statue of limitations under the federal title of official misconduct.
I would say slick Eddie always had a plan if this shit happened and he got pinched. All the cash he stole is gone doing the high life in the Islands and bribing the warlords. No money left now Eddie. Watch and see if someone has already contacted these Noble people and telling him of his plan to start singing with evidence. They will have to come up and get him the best mouth piece Lawyer, this side of the Mississippi. It will not be the likes of Sam Adams that did a great job with Blago.
Anyone with over 25 years OTJ or retired and name at least 5 retired Noble guys that got a dip in the Briskets (sic) & Gravy like old "Lou and Army used to be serving years ago."
They are fair game now. Some went to be ass cities as the Chief and made 200 K beside their 160K CPD pension. Some went to smaller places to live like kings. The dope business is a dirty business and these Noble guys thought Eddie had bought the farm already , then PooF. "He' back."
One of the Noble guys could of been the supt who fucked up the CPD and started the down trend.
Special Eddie is now certain to retire and maybe take refuge on an Island. He was around this evil cabal.
We can all hope the good Attorney General and the U.S attorney of the Northern district of Illinois, treats Eddie nice and get all the dirt they thought was all gone. Eddie goes to a nice country club till he hit the dirt nap and the pension funds] gets to stop paying these Noble guys their big pension when they bet convicted.
I bet that some people
Didn't get a good nite sleep last nite
Will Eddie talk you bet he will !
Not a bad run tho. 15 years.
Nothing out of the ordinary will happen
Same ole shit, don't hold your breath
How come the answer to every shitty question is "Detroit "
What was the only major city to declare bankruptcy?
What will Chicago look like if continues down this path?
Where the hell has Eddie been for 15 years?
Dear Eddie,don't go for walks along the Chicago river or plan to go horseback riding. Both have proved very dangerous to people who might "know" things
He was one of the best sergeants i ever worked for. None of us had any clue to what he was doing.
Yes Eddie was Noble guy.
And who kept him in the soft spots doing all the illegal stuff?
I was assigned to detached services when FBI and IAD started to look at him.
The rest of his crew flipped so fast. And all said that Eddie and upper bosses were aware of his activity? WOW
Feds and IAD did nothing about house transfer then pension checks.
Even though that is harboring a fleeing felon.
U.S. marshals would arrest others for doing same to drug or gun dealers families
If they funneled money to fleeing felons.
Why? Who was covering for him? Who was closing their eyes to money?
So glad I retired from this cap.
You wonder why average cop has no confidence or trust in cpd supervision?
When he gets to court let's see if he spills his guts or stays quite.
He should've stuck around and taken his licks.
His crew has already been to prison and are out already.
He's now 15 years older and facing a pretty good whack.
What a nice guy????
He was trained by the best. THAT'S right CPD sent him to FBI academy
For training.....
This department is now under water and you can see why?
I guess you were ok with this guy, an obvious flight risk, getting a bond though.
It's a shame Earnie Brown passed away?
He was Hicks boss in the public housing unit. And just loved hicks.
Also what happen to the OPS investigator that was on Hicks rip off team?
Yes he had civilians like a mechanic from 51st street and a OPS investigator working with him during the rip offs.
Guess he was on special team since he greased all the right wheels
Dart should name a wing of the EM section after eddie.
Glad that scum is in custody. The tribune found this to be important enough for open comments, but none for the drunk and weeded-up girl who also made bad choices.
Is Uncle Terry shitting his pants?
dont forget about patterson doing 25years for the same thing. should be getting out soon
With Comey and Mueller out finally a arrest.
A lot of dirty-assed Un-NOBLE exempts tossed
and turned last night after being visited by the
ghost of hit licks past in the person of Eddie Hicks.
Heh...
"It's OUR turn to run thangs, be boss an' make money"
It's stinkin' thinkin' like this that allows a "Eddie Hicks"
to thrive and prosper.
Shit doesn't happen in a vacuum...
How many so called bosses got their
dicks wet in what Hicks was doing?
If not directly, then in similar such style?
You just know the pink guys in the 11th
ward let a little bit of the graft trickle down to
NOBLE, LAPA and other similar such organizations
to keep the dueling constituencies quiet about their
piece of the pie.
Too bad...
Chicago government and CPD cried out and
stunk shamefully for a gimlet eyed/hateful
hearted Federal Prosecutor to come in and
snatch the stained linens off many a political
bed and expose who is coupled with whom
but just like Operations Greylord and others,
such an operation would be pulled short
because the entire political/corporate/media
and yes even the progressive and race politics
cabal would've been dragged under and
Chicago would've been ruined as a useful
place for them.
It's like a farmer leaving a few weeds in place
just because, instead of rightfully doing himself
a solid and burning the field to ensure only the
good things can take root and grow.
Gee....whatta surprise. The comment section is open for this article.
And just like Pavlov's Dogs, the police bashing Leftist Trolls crawled out from under their rocks to comment on it.
[ps: The Trib has now closed all comments on Freezer Girl articles, including the latest police bashing one]
He better be begging for solitary confinement at Chicago FBI HQ....I don't see him surviving in CC Lock Up for very long.
Charged in a Federal Crime, ducking out, now back in custody. Simply put... "Bub-by!"
Hope the new U.S attorney of the Northern District of Illinois gets him the maximum for the total disgrace he likewise placed on the honest and hard working members of the Chicago Police Department. Hopefully he sings on the rest of those likewise involved.
Go gettum' boys!
How'd he get caught?
Once upon a time, he was a good guy. Just saying.
For his punishment, he has been ordered to go back to work at Area 2.
The only way that Hicks can get convicted (if they didn't have a trial in absentia) Hargrove has to testify against him. Currently Hargrove is doing a long stretch and I'm sure that a deal have to be cut to shave down his time in exchange for his testimony.
Meanwhile Moran and Knitter made deals for a shorter sentence if they testified (which they did against Hargrove and I'm sure they were suppose to testify against Hicks) but since they served their sentences already I don't think they could be forced to testify against Hicks because they were co-defendants and what's in it for them?
We shall see if the Feds still could make a case against him.
Ernie Brown-Ernie Brown-Ernie Brown
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Where did he work?
9/20/2017 01:44:00 AM
He was in 7 in the mid and late 70's and I think his last assignment was Narcotics and as a Sgt. Before he was injured in an auto accident, he was a power lifter and was unusually strong for his size. He was retired when he and his group were robbing drug dealers. The reason for his pension continuing, he was charged with crime after being on pension. The pension laws protect you from losing your pension. The wording of the law I don't know, but it's on the books. Word on the street at the time he fled was he was in Costa Rica, whatever, lets just say South America somewhere. Also, for a long time in the rumor mill, people were saying he was coming in for short periods of time and then leaving. For that to happen, it would make sense he had a phony passport and a pipe line he could easily use to travel back and forth. If the President of the United States of America, can be wire tapped by an idiot like obama, then poor old Eddie was monitored and they figured out what he was up to and waited for him in Detroit. For him to elude the Fed's for 15yrs is not to shabby, he was a little more cunning then the average cooper. He was friendly and approachable on the outside, however, when someone tried to get closer and you were not of the inner group, you were kept at arms length. This is just me, but I would love to know how they finally got the info on where he was and make the arrest. I know there's people on this Blog that know a lot about Hicks, and their probably from the Narcotics Section that Hick was a supervisor during that time period. They can't say shit for fear of incriminating themselves. Hey, narco boys, if your out their we would like to hear from you, but just a warning, this blog is monitored by the fed's I'm sure, and you know the drill, anything you say can be used against you.
According to the Yobama Commutation Propgram, he dunt'his time.
15 years in Detroit, anywhere else is a gift
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I bet that some people
Didn't get a good nite sleep last nite
9/20/2017 03:59:00 AM
It would be much easier to have Eddie Hicks flip or has one or more of the M/1 bosses started taking already and gave Eddie up. Intriguing, but something is coming down. Lets see, Eddie's 68, how many more good summers are left. Hey, if I were he, I'd be cutting some sort of deal. I'd be singing my ass off. Narcotics is a dirty business and you can't trust anyone in that realm. Time will tell, but here's hoping the cheaters of old and new are tossing and turning for a long time.
I worked in narcotics same time as Eddie I used to see him in the hall always said hello looked very clean cut with glasses actually a nerd looking type. Never would have thought he had it in him to do what he had done then flee the country the man had a plan and the fbi has known where he had been all this time but couldn't touch him. No extradition where he was can't figure out why he came back.
Should have stayed in Brazil . Nice weather, beautiful women, and few stupid politicians. No sugar soda tax either.
Seems like we could have a separate blog on the rogue antics of the Chicago NOBLE chapter. How many of "their own people" who were not part of the nobility got screwed over? Just focusing on that aspect of "bad gold badge behavior" would demonstrate the evil nature of this group without adding the usual racial banter which our local media is famous for.
Retired .38 spl +P
He was a gentleman but a crook f. He ll get what he deserves
Weird that the community wants more black cops in their neighborhoods cause whitey racist and doesn't understand their culture. Then you get Hicks and Watts. And as a side note why isn't the headline for those two "Black Cop Shakes Down Dealers?" White cop gets used a lot. Hmmmmm
The Popular Myth was that Sgt. Hicks was living the Good Life on some tropical island where there was no extradition. If he was hiding in some rat hole in Detroit, the Feds are doing him a favor to ship his butt back to "Shitcaga". Since the charges are Federal he will not get a pass from Dart. And many of the fish that did not get caught in the net, are long gone, as are the Projects ("Jets") where this all played out. So Hicks is what I warn everyone about: Watch the Circus, but do not participate as a Clown. Hicks played the clown, and now he will even get a funny costume to wear, possibly for the rest of his life. Baby "G"
Will there be a support party?
He made more money then Daley !
Someone always makes it about race! Bad officer is a bad officer and they come in all shapes,sizes,gender and color...
He was in 7 in the mid and late 70's and I think his last assignment was Narcotics and as a Sgt. Before he was injured in an auto accident, he was a power lifter and was unusually strong for his size. He was retired when he and his group were robbing drug dealers. The reason for his pension continuing, he was charged with crime after being on pension. The pension laws protect you from losing your pension. The wording of the law I don't know, but it's on the books. Word on the street at the time he fled was he was in Costa Rica, whatever, lets just say South America somewhere. Also, for a long time in the rumor mill, people were saying he was coming in for short periods of time and then leaving. For that to happen, it would make sense he had a phony passport and a pipe line he could easily use to travel back and forth. If the President of the United States of America, can be wire tapped by an idiot like obama, then poor old Eddie was monitored and they figured out what he was up to and waited for him in Detroit. For him to elude the Fed's for 15yrs is not to shabby, he was a little more cunning then the average cooper. He was friendly and approachable on the outside, however, when someone tried to get closer and you were not of the inner group, you were kept at arms length. This is just me, but I would love to know how they finally got the info on where he was and make the arrest. I know there's people on this Blog that know a lot about Hicks, and their probably from the Narcotics Section that Hick was a supervisor during that time period. They can't say shit for fear of incriminating themselves. Hey, narco boys, if your out their we would like to hear from you, but just a warning, this blog is monitored by the fed's I'm sure, and you know the drill, anything you say can be used against you.
9/20/2017 12:21:00 PM
You forgot 35th & Normal as a P/O. If you knew Eddie, you know to what I am referring.
Anonymous said...
For a 23 months Eddie's retirement check was deposited automatically into his account. Until someone figured it out.
9/20/2017 12:26:00 AM
yes, and his house that was put up for bond should have been confiscated by the feds but Eddie came out of the shadows long enough to attend a bank meeting and sign his home over to his son, a police officer. So, his wife and his son and possibly a lawyer or two concealed a federal fugitive?
Innocent until proven guilty so you can all stop with the BS
Had several of these guys in drug treatment shaping up before trials started. Was curious what happened to this guy. To bad they all got caught up into that mess.
You forgot 35th & Normal as a P/O. If you knew Eddie, you know to what I am referring.
9/20/2017 08:45:00 PM
Second floor
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I worked in narcotics same time as Eddie I used to see him in the hall always said hello looked very clean cut with glasses actually a nerd looking type. Never would have thought he had it in him to do what he had done then flee the country the man had a plan and the fbi has known where he had been all this time but couldn't touch him. No extradition where he was can't figure out why he came back.
9/20/2017 01:09:00 PM
Detroit is a good entry point. South America to Canada, then fly or drive to Detroit. Coming into O'Hara could have been spotted. Still, I would like to know how the Fed's were wired up. It was 15yrs., looking over your shoulder can't be fun.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Yes Eddie was Noble guy.
And who kept him in the soft spots doing all the illegal stuff?
I was assigned to detached services when FBI and IAD started to look at him.
The rest of his crew flipped so fast. And all said that Eddie and upper bosses were aware of his activity? WOW
Feds and IAD did nothing about house transfer then pension checks.
Even though that is harboring a fleeing felon.
U.S. marshals would arrest others for doing same to drug or gun dealers families
If they funneled money to fleeing felons.
Why? Who was covering for him? Who was closing their eyes to money?
So glad I retired from this cap.
You wonder why average cop has no confidence or trust in cpd supervision?
When he gets to court let's see if he spills his guts or stays quite.
Just ask yourself one question, who was in charge of the Chicago Office of U.S Marshalls. And don't wig out on me.
There's a good change he was still playing with dopers. If he was in South America and had a pipe line into the U.S. to visit his family, like some people believe, why not carry a couple of key's to make the trip worth it. Hope his kid isn't involved in any of this bullshit.
You forgot 35th & Normal as a P/O. If you knew Eddie, you know to what I am referring.
9/20/2017 08:45:00 PM
got to be someone from narcotics
Cheaters the lot
Hmmm...Whigham?..Is that why Whigham got tossed out on his ass?
Lyrics from Poncho and Lefty:
All the Federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness, I suppose
This is just crazy, coppers like Eddie ripping off drug dealers and you just know some Hollywood asshole is going to make a stupid movie, about a M/1 rouge cop. Mark my words on this one.
You forgot 35th & Normal as a P/O. If you knew Eddie, you know to what I am referring.
9/20/2017 08:45:00 PM
Second floor
9/20/2017 11:12:00 PM
got to be someone from narcotics
9/20/2017 11:42:00 PM
It was on the first floor, nothing to do with narcotics and it involved a truck anointed with a name connected to Hicks. Search your memory bank.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Yes Eddie was Noble guy.
And who kept him in the soft spots doing all the illegal stuff?
I was assigned to detached services when FBI and IAD started to look at him.
The rest of his crew flipped so fast. And all said that Eddie and upper bosses were aware of his activity? WOW
Feds and IAD did nothing about house transfer then pension checks.
Even though that is harboring a fleeing felon.
U.S. marshals would arrest others for doing same to drug or gun dealers families
If they funneled money to fleeing felons.
Why? Who was covering for him? Who was closing their eyes to money?
So glad I retired from this cap.
You wonder why average cop has no confidence or trust in cpd supervision?
When he gets to court let's see if he spills his guts or stays quite.
Just ask yourself one question, who was in charge of the Chicago Office of U.S Marshalls. And don't wig out on me
I love it Must have been to hard of a case for the US Marshall's. They only grab about 99% of the people they are pursuing. And I didn't wig out on you. Lol
HOLD IT , you mean to tell me he didn't get a Promotion to Lt Out of this,while he did all this , only in Chicago that's how you get Promoted , FUCK - UPS - GET MOVED UP. It figures he would Run to Detroit , and it took the Feds this long to catch him , Eddie must of paid off some of them , There worthless , DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER would of caught him in ONE DAY
Feds couldn't find him for 15 years on the run? Sounds like he ran out of friends (Benjamins) and someone gave him up.
Was there a reward for him? Or someone got caught dirty and traded him off.
Who is he going to rat out now? A good number are probably dead.
Eddie Hicks received his assignment in Area 4 based on the recommendation of Chief of Detectives Terry Hillard.
Larry Hargroves was Hillard's partner at the Terrorist Task Force in the late 80's.
William Patterson's clout was Rudy Nimocks. Patterson is due for release from Federal prison in 2023. He currently is doing his time at the Federal institution in Kentucky for those who need treatment for mental issues.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
HOLD IT , you mean to tell me he didn't get a Promotion to Lt Out of this,while he did all this , only in Chicago that's how you get Promoted , FUCK - UPS - GET MOVED UP. It figures he would Run to Detroit , and it took the Feds this long to catch him , Eddie must of paid off some of them , There worthless , DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER would of caught him in ONE DAY
Trust me, you don't want the US Marshall's chasing. They are good at what they do and have plenty of sophisticated equipment at their disposal
Anonymous Anonymous said...
You forgot 35th & Normal as a P/O. If you knew Eddie, you know to what I am referring.
9/20/2017 08:45:00 PM
Second floor
9/20/2017 11:12:00 PM
got to be someone from narcotics
9/20/2017 11:42:00 PM
It was on the first floor, nothing to do with narcotics and it involved a truck anointed with a name connected to Hicks. Search your memory bank.
9/21/2017 11:35:00 AM
Hey memory bank, don't forget about the pawn shop on 18th street dick head
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hmmm...Whigham?..Is that why Whigham got tossed out on his ass?
9/21/2017 07:25:00 AM
Bingo!!!!!!!
Hey memory bank, don't forget about the pawn shop on 18th Street dick head.
9/21/2017 10:12:00 PM
Geesh! A little over the top with the insult and the attitude there sparky. And over nothing much. You need some serious anger management counseling, but then again, no amount of counseling can cure your being an asshole.
His kid probably could not get a merit promotion until he was "found." He's 68 so he says fuck it and now is found.
Say hi to helmet head in the bureau of prisons
Mike Hoke was on the second floor!
12 years past the Pension Board stopped forwarding Hick's pension payouts until he came in and proved he was alive. The money has been accruing since then and now that he in custody they will be forwarding the funds to his account. 12 years is probably in excess of $700,000.
His lawyers will be paid and they might leave something for his commissary account.
nonymous said...
12 years past the Pension Board stopped forwarding Hick's pension payouts until he came in and proved he was alive. The money has been accruing since then and now that he in custody they will be forwarding the funds to his account. 12 years is probably in excess of $700,000.
His lawyers will be paid and they might leave something for his commissary account.
9/22/2017 03:49:00 PM
Why didn't he make a video of himself with a dated news paper? Then have someone in Costa Rica's government sign an affidavit that he is in fact alive. I would have also asked what their standard(s) are to establish he was alive. He could have said, I'm no longer a citizen of the United States, I'm to ill to appear in person, or have someone from the pension board meet him somewhere. Many ways to skin a cat. Great pension, I hope the new guy's have one.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
His kid probably could not get a merit promotion until he was "found." He's 68 so he says fuck it and now is found.
9/22/2017 08:45:00 AM
I'd legally change my name.
He was convicted in absentia years ago.
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